Marie Roth often spends her days tromping across farmland in search of wood from old barns ... hauls the pieces to her studio in Long Grove. Her prizes are pocked by nails, storms and cattle ...

SAGINAW — A longtime city preservationist called the unearthed 159-year-old plank ... The wood was in good condition, considering crews unearthed it from its 16-decade-long burial site 5 feet ...